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Steve Lillywhite: I love technology, obviously. It's what makes making
records an
ever-changing thing I still believe in performance. And there's a lot of
technology now that
makes someone sound better than they can perform.
SonicNetHost: Goldberg: Where to you see the most innovation and
experimenting
going on right now? It seems to me that electronic music, and DJs, is
where the
most chances are taken. What do you think?
Steve Lillywhite: Certainly electronic music and DJs are the newest form
of
contemporary music. So they have a cleaner slate on which to do their
thing. So they're
inventing more. I think, to be honest, rock music is hurting a little bit
at the moment. We're
waiting for the next big thing to come out. If swing can become big,
there's a big hole in
rock music.
SonicNetHost: Goldberg: Has the job of the producer changed at all, in the
many
years you've been doing it? In what ways has it changed? Or do you think
it's
always been pretty much the same?
Steve Lillywhite: I started working in 1972 and in those days the job of a
producer was
very specific. The engineer almost wore a white coat and the producer had
a score. All the
roles have become blurred. Producers need to know about everything. That's
been the
basic change I've seen over the years.
SonicNetHost: Goldberg: What's next for you?
Steve Lillywhite: I am in the studio at the moment with this band called
Ours, then with a
band called Guster and then I'm forming my own record label. It's about
time I did. A
contemporary of mine from the 80s Jimmy Iovine [Interscope Records] is
doing rather
well. I have plans afoot to start my own label around May of next year,
called Gobstopper
Records. Everlasting, just like the music.
SonicNetHost: Goldberg: It's been a pleasure and an honor to chat with
Steve Lillywhite.
I hope you've all enjoyed this rare chat with one of the great producers
of the last 20 or so
years. Thanks so much for joining us Steve! And thanks everyone for coming
to the chat.
Please join us again next week, same time.
(Thanks to Jack Arbuthnott for the above)
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>From CNN:
Bono to Join Jim Kerr in Move to
World Entertainment News Network
29-NOV-98
(NOV. 29) WENN/P - BONO TO JOIN JIM KERR IN MOVE TO
BUY CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB LATEST: U2 singer BONO is
set to join forces with old rock rival JIM KERR of SIMPLE MINDS
in a bid to take control of Scottish soccer club CELTIC.
The ONE star will throw his financial weight behind the plans to
take the Glasgow team into the 21st century in a move certain to
be welcomed by Celtic fans.
He will join a consortium that already includes ALIVE AND
KICKING star Kerr and Scottish soccer legend KENNY
DALGLISH.
U2 and Simple Minds enjoyed a healthy rivalry for the mantle of
Biggest band in the World during the 1980s but Bono and Kerr are
firm friends and have attended many Celtic games together.
Friends say he's retained a deep love for the club and is prepared
to dip into his vast fortune to buy the club, currently valued at $220
million (=9C140 million).
Kerr and Dalglish met with Celtic chief executive FERGUS
MCCANN on Thursday (16NOV98) to persuade him to sell his
shares in the club to them - and Bono's support could help win
him - and the fans - over to the idea. (WNSSU/MCM/AFW)
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>From the Penn Valley Community College Spectrum:
Introduction - U2 Is Here
by Natalie Taylor
Sometimes when a band becomes as commercially successful as
U2 has, it is easy to overlook how superior musically they are to
many of their contemporaries. In fact, the Irish rockers have become
so mainstream, receiving widespread press, air play, and playing to
sold-out arenas, that one may forget how innovative their music has
been from the start and continues to be today, sometimes with
brilliant results (Achtung, Baby; Zooropa) and sometimes with
disappointing ones (Pop).
Yet, regardless of their varying degrees of excellence, U2 remains
one of not only the most popular bands in rock, but also one of the
most talented. With the release of their Best of 1980-1990, it is a
perfect opportunity for longtime fans to dig out old U2 favorites and
rediscover their greatness and for new U2 fans to realize what
those of us in the former category have known all along. The most
consistently creative and enjoyable band live and recorded for
the past 18 years has been U2.
To help you get in a U2 mood, here is a video and discography
of the best thing to come out of Ireland since St. Patrick's day.
Best of Album Review
Album Discography
Videography
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>From The Irish Times:
Paisleyites round on the usual suspects
By Suzanne Breen
Like previous prophets of the Lord, his deeds are
spoken of in hallowed tones. Introducing his party
leader to the annual conference, the DUP
chairman, James McClure, told of the Rev Ian
Paisley's role in his family's life.
When Mr McClure's daughter was seriously ill, Dr
Paisley went to the hospital. Not only did the young
woman perk up immediately but the nurses,
impressed by the visitor, started giving her
preferential treatment.
The DUP faithful have long believed Dr Paisley
capable of miracles and there was a standing
ovation and tumultuous applause as he entered the
hall, led by a piper, to the strains of Scotland the
Brave.
"The DUP - Ulster's Guarantee", announced the
banner above the Union flag-bedecked platform.
Even the lunch tables were uncompromising with
their red, white and blue napkins and huge jugs of
orange drink.
A stall in the foyer of the Silver Birch hotel sold the
party's own chocolate.
"DUP - Keep Ulster British" proclaimed the
wrapping. There was a special Christmas offer -
two bars for �1.
There were also some eye-catching King Billy tiles
on sale. "Imagine doing your bathroom in those. It
would give a whole new meaning to the Relief of
Derry," joked Ian Paisley Jnr.
The DUP conference was, as usual, a heady mix of
humour, doomsday warnings, determined defiance
and evangelical zeal.
A gallery of rogues was paraded, including the
"reptile-like" Tony Blair who had told the D�il about
his Donegal relatives and days drinking Guinness
as he let convicted IRA killers loose on the streets.
There was as much chance of Mr Blair keeping his
pre-referendum pledges as there was of "Oliver
Reed taking the pledge", the conference heard.
Also targeted were the Yes campaigners -
"government toadies in the churches, the
ever-obedient grant-grabbers in business and the
great unwashed of entertainment [U2]".
The deputy leader, Peter Robinson, denounced
"Blair, Ahern and the White House womaniser" for
their attempts to corrupt Ulster.
Sinn F�in didn't escape either. Mr Robinson read
out a lengthy list of serious crimes. It wasn't "the
rap-sheet of the inmates on death row in one of
America's worst penal institutions" - it was the CV
of some Sinn F�in Assembly members, he said.
Most of the conference jokes were provided by the
sole member of the DUP's bohemian wing,
Assembly member Sammy Wilson. Sammy was a
little late. He crawled into Omagh in his rundown
red van. "I'm normally a fast mover," he insisted.
He brought the house down when he said the
Ulster Unionists had taken an ultra-long lunch at
their recent annual conference "because they
needed the extra time to eat their words".
He knew what had been on the menu: "We're in the
decommissioning soup, NIO pawn cocktail,
mixed-up veg or is it Reg [Empey], and Trimble
Crumble". The Ulster Unionists reminded him of
Friesian cows - docile and easy to milk, "and the
republicans milked them for everything at the
talks".
Some UUP members, he said, had sympathised
with Sinn F�in's Martin McGuinness who recently
broke his leg playing football. Sammy wished
Martin had broken his neck. "That would be the
case of a punishment beating gone right," he said.
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>From John Hlavaty:
U.S.:
"Best Of + B-Sides":
#2-5-21
"Best Of":
#57-45
"The Sweetest Thing":
Reached #11 on Modern Rock charts last week. It
remains at #11 this week (7 total weeks on the chart, last
four weeks: #17-13-11-11).
"Best Of" Combined Sales (based on known sales figures and estimates
made from chart positions):
237,400 + 136,000 + 29,000 + ~50-65,000 + ~30-35,000 =
482,400-502,400
U.K.:
"Best Of + B-Sides":
#1-2-15-21
"Best Of":
#8-9-4
"The Sweetest Thing":
#3-4-10-18-31-38
Canada:
"Best Of + B-Sides":
#1-4
"Best Of":
#5
"The Sweetest Thing":
Part 1:
#1-3-3-3
Part 2:
#3-4-2-7
"Best Of" Combined Sales:
86,210 + 24,241 + 20,650 = 131,101
Ireland:
"Best Of":
#1-1
"The Sweetest Thing":
#1-2-4-9
Australia:
"Best Of":
#1-1-1
"The Sweetest Thing":
#6-6-10-10-15
One point of interest: In countries where the "Best Of + B-Sides"
charted separately from the "Best Of" without the b-side disk,
as the "Best Of + B-Sides" falls on the charts (due to its limited
availability), the "Best Of" without the b-side disk has continued
to rise or perform strongly on the charts. This suggests
that the combined performance of U2's "Best Of" will sell
well around the world.
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>From ESPN.com :
LONDON -- Irish rock star Bono has joined a consortium hoping to take
over Scottish champion Celtic, newspapers reported on Sunday. The
consortium, led by former Celtic and Scotland player Kenny Dalglish and
rock star Jim Kerr, wants to buy the stake of chairman and majority
shareholder Fergus McCann.
McCann plans to sell his stake by March and return to Canada. The Mail on
Sunday said sources in Ireland close to Bono had confirmed the involvement
of U2's lead singer.
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>From The Belfast Telegraph:
New video evidence in bomb hunt : We're closing in says police chief
by Gary Grattan
THE DEVASTATED town of Omagh received a welcome double
dose of good news today.
It has emerged that police are studying vital new video evidence which
could catch the bombers.
And at the same time a huge cash injection of more than �600,000 has
been made to the Omagh appeal fund.
RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan revealed the net was rapidly
closing in on the Real IRA gang behind the outrage.
It has emerged that vital evidence in the form of video footage has
been obtained in connection with the car used by the bombers.
The car bomb exploded without warning in the town on August 15 -
killing 29 people and injuring another 300. It was Northern Ireland's
worst terrorist outrage.
Supported by their colleagues in the Republic, the team of crack RUC
detectives working on the case are increasingly confident of a
significant breakthrough.
Mr Flanagan today had this message for the bombers: "We are more close
to knowing the identity of the people who make up this team. What we
need is evidence to bring those people before the courts.
"We are moving rapidly towards a position of having the necessary
evidence. So if people think up to this point that they have escaped
or evaded justice, they should take no comfort in that."In the three
months since the investigation was launched, almost 4,000 people have
been interviewed by 30 detectives.
Evidence has tied the attack more closely with the Real IRA figures in
south Armagh.
The red Vauxhall Cavalier car which carried the bomb was seen in
Culloville and Crossmaglen shortly before the attack.
Detective Chief Superintendent Eric Anderson, who is in charge of the
RUC investigation, choked back tears at a press conference last week
as he described the devastating effect of the case on his officers.
Meanwhile, the bomb victims' fund has received a massive boost -
courtesy of Gay Byrne's Late Late Show on RTE.
An emotionally-charged, star-studded spectacular last week - featuring
U2, the Corrs, Bob Geldof, the Taoiseach and President Mary McAleese
among others - raised a staggering �620,000.
Revealing the outstanding figure last night, Gay Byrne said:
"Considering we were up against Children in Need and a myriad of other
good causes, it's a fantastic achievement."The fund total stood at
around �860,000 before the Late Late Show injection.
It is set for another boost when some of the biggest names in Irish
music - including Arty McGlynn, Liam O'Flynn, De Dannan and Altan -
play a concert to the 7,000-strong Irish community in Brussels on
Monday.
And further cash will pour in from the special tribute album featuring
a host of artists such as Boyzone, Van Morrison and U2, which has just
hit the shops.
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Thanks to Jack Arbuthnott for the following review of "U2 POPMart"
from Q magazine:
Plastic Bono Band
Bono is the greatest rock'n'roll showman on earth.
U2 PopMart: Live From Mexico City
VVL. 127 MINUTES
DOH. JUST WHEN we'd eased ourselves back into nodding
appreciation of Old U2, here comes a reminder that the New U2 are
much better. It's a concert video, but in U2's hands, such a mundane
item is transformed into an essential adjunct to the multimedia
U2.com experience.
It usually means a concert with some cameras at it. But U2 gigs a
lready have cameras at them. U2 gigs, that is, since Zoo TV in 1992,
which compared to the PopMart tour in 1997, was a doodle on a
napkin. This, as they used to say on Tiswas, is the stuff.
Some stadium bands (The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi) tackle the
form's yawning void by having bouncy castles onstage and their lead
singers running from side to side for two hours like the cricketing
dad on The Fast Show. Not U2. PopMart - and whether you went or
not, you'll know the drill: half a McDonald's arch, big lemon, huge
cocktail stick, fuck-off olive - manages the deft trick of involving the
audience in its own spectacle. It's as if 70,000 Mexicans with the
sleeves of their own denim jackets rolled up to come to the same
diner.
This intelligently-choreographed video - shot by David Mallet at the
Foro Sol Autodromo, December 3, 1997 - captures all the songs (24),
costume-changes (three), lights (umpteen) and spectacle (one), about
which, ironically, there is nothing ironic: this is pure rock'n'roll theatre.
Some late news just in: Bono is the star, always captivating with his
funny old gait - a wounded dog crossed with Robin Williams as Popeye
- and a master of ceremony, whether playing bull to Edge's matador on
a jetty or (yes!) getting a girl up onstage for Old U2 emotional relief. As
a nod to their own history, I Will Follow is faithfully preserved, and
Sunday Bloody Sunday acoustically revived.
Elsewhere, dressed like Elvis as a UN chemical weapons inspector,
U2 are what pop will be like in the future. If we're lucky.
***** (five stars)
Andrew Collins
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>From JAM!:
Friday, April 25, 1997
In the name of soccer: Bono to help buy Celtic
GLASGOW (CP) -- U2 star Bono has reportedly joined fellow rock
star Jim Kerr and former soccer great Kenny Dalglish in a bid to buy
Scottish soccer powerhouse Celtic.
Britain's Press Association, quoting unidentified sources in Ireland
close to Bono, said the U2 lead singer is a member of the
consortium aiming to buy the Scottish Premier League club. Bono
is a close friend of Kerr, lead singer for Simple Minds, and an avid
supporter of Celtic.
Celtic's ownership group is currently led by Fergus McCann, who
made part of his fortune in a travel business in Montreal. McCann
owns 51 per cent of the club.
The takeover may cost in excess of $250 million Cdn.
(Prarit's note: Uhm...I'm not sure why the April 25, 1997 date is
listed...The article _is_ new.)
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Taken from a ONE post by Elizabeth Platt([email protected]):
Rock Star Bono In Celtic Takeover Consortium
PA 11/28/98 17:04
Copyright 1998 PA News
Rock star Bono was tonight revealed as the third high-
profile member of the consortium aiming to take over Celtic
football club.
Former Scottish international and Celtic great Kenny
Dalglish and Jim Kerr, the lead singer of rock group Simple
Minds, are heading the group which is preparing to attempt to
buy out club chairman Fergus McCann.
Now Bono, the lead singer of Irish group U2, has been
confirmed as a member of that consortium by sources close to
the star in his home country.
Bono, who is a close friend of Kerr and has been linked
several times in the past with attempts to take over the
Glasgow club he avidly supports, has so far preferred to
remain out of the limelight.
But it is likely that just like Dalglish and Kerr, he will
invest some of the vast fortune which he has accumulated
during his rock career into the club if the bid succeeds.
The consortium, which is backed by City financiers, is
hoping to take control of Celtic with a takeover that could
cost them more than 100 million.
McCann, who plans to leave the club by the end of this
season after a highly controversial and increasingly unpopular
five-year reign, must decide whether to accept their bid amid
growing pressure from many Celtic fans.
However, he has already indicated that he would prefer to
sell his 51% shareholding to existing shareholders and does
not want a powerful consortium to dominate the club.
Many supporters are nevertheless attracted by the glamorous
figures fronting the consortium, with former Liverpool and
Newcastle manager Dalglish being a legend at Celtic, having
appeared 324 times for the club between 1968 and 1977.
The consortium is also planning to invest a considerable
sum of money, believed to be more than 10million, into new
signings at a club which has so far failed to build on last
season's title success after nine years of dominance by close
rivals Rangers.
Nobody was available to comment at Celtic tonight, while a
spokesman for the consortium said he was unable to say whether
Bono was involved or not due to legal reasons at this stage of
the bid process.
"Matters are progressing," he added.
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>From the current issue of RAYGUN(thanks to [email protected]):
Michael Stipe on recording UP, on who should be thanked:
"Bono should be added to that list, too. He was definitely there. He
helped me write the second verse of "Walk Unafraid" which is my fav. song on
the record. I told him what I wanted it to be, and I'm like, "I think I'm
making these proclomations & I don't want that." And he was like, "turn it
into a question." & it was like a light bulb went off. I would've never
thought of that in the 3 more months of tearing whatever hair I have left,
trying to get the lyrics finished. You know, I never took song writing 101 & I
like barely eked my way through English lit, before becoming a proud drop-out.
But I think lyrically, it's some of the best stuff I've ever done."
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U2 POPMart is #8 in Music Video sales in the US.
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(Prarit's note: I seem to recall a few months ago, that this rumour
popped up -- in June sometime? -- Anyhoo, the rumour had been
denied by sources at Principle Management. I believe it was
Kerr who mentioned that Bono was involved in the takeover bid,
not Bono himself...Anyway, the following should be taken as a
RUMOUR and not fact...)
>From BBC Online:
Bono 'involved' in Celtic bid
The U2 lead singer Bono is reported to be involved in a
consortium aiming to take over Celtic Football Club.
Former Scottish international and Celtic legend Kenny
Dalglish and Jim Kerr, the lead singer of rock group
Simple Minds, are heading the group which is preparing
to attempt to buy out club Chairman Fergus McCann.
Irish sources are reported to have confirmed that Bono,
a close friend of Kerr, is in the consortium.
He has been linked several times in the past with
attempts to take over the club.
The consortium, which is backed by the Bankers'
Trust, is hoping to win control of Celtic with a �100m
takeover.
McCann, who plans to leave the club by the end of this
season after a highly controversial and increasingly
unpopular five-year reign, must decide whether to
accept their bid amid growing pressure from many
Celtic fans.
However, he has already indicated that he would prefer
to sell his 51% shareholding to existing shareholders
and does not want a powerful consortium to dominate
the club.
Many supporters are attracted by the glamorous figures
fronting the consortium, which is also planning to invest
a considerable sum of money, believed to be more than
�10m.
Nobody was available to comment at Celtic, while a
spokesman for the consortium was unable to say
whether Bono was involved or not due to legal reasons
at this stage of the bid process.
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>From BBC Online:
U2, Fatboy Slim, Chemicals & Roni Size On Charity Album
Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack, Chemical Brothers and Roni Size are
to donate tracks to a charity album to raise money for victims of
hurricane Mitch in Central America. The double CD will also feature
BentleyRhythm Ace, U2, 808 State, and LTJ Bukem. Massive
Attack's contribution will be an exclusive re-mix of the track
�Protection�. The album will be out on December 7th.
Album Track Listing:
CD1
1.Massive Attack - �Protection� (The Brian Eno Mix)
2.Bentley Rhythm Ace - �Why Is a Frog Too�Fatboy Slim �Soul Surfing�
3.Manmademan - �Ozone�
4.Chemical Brothers - �Lost in the K-Hole�
5.Beth Orton - �Tangent�
6.LTJ Bukem - �Horizons�
7.Les Rhythmes Digitales - �Music Makes You Lose Control�
8.Dreadzone - �Captain Dread� (Voices of Kwahn Mix)
9.Banco de Gaia - �Drunk As A Monk�
CD2
1.U2 - �Mofo� (Phunk Force Mix)
2.808 State - �Baton Rouge�
3.Eatstatic - �The Brain�
4.Face On Mars - �The Bug�
5.Medicine Drum - �Alpha Return�
6.Roni Size - �Brown Paper Bag� (Roni Size Sound Mix)
7.Electric Skychurch - �Dreamcatcher�
8.Astralasia - �Kalahari Bush Man� (ELF Mix)
9.Underworld -�Oich Oich�
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Derek Egan has informed me that the PopMart earrings available
at his website can be adapted for sleeper earrings upon request :)
You can email Derek at [email protected], or check out
his site directly at:
http://welcome.to/u2rings
http;//www.smart.net/~davezzzz/u2rings.html
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